Asagi Maeda

My Ordinary Day

"This is also a necklace with a story. A boy tells the tale of what his ordinary day is like; each scene is connected by a chain shaped like the words 'AND THEN.' The story is written on the side of the necklace. When I was a kid, a day was long and everything was shiny. I put the figures in acrylic boxes to give them this shiny quality, like looking through a child's eyes."

Asagi Maeda

My Ordinary Day

"This is also a necklace with a story. A boy tells the tale of what his ordinary day is like; each scene is connected by a chain shaped like the words 'AND THEN.' The story is written on the side of the necklace. When I was a kid, a day was long and everything was shiny. I put the figures in acrylic boxes to give them this shiny quality, like looking through a child's eyes."

Asagi Maeda

On Poplar Street

"The people on poplar street do different things as they spend their time in this bracelet. I didn't put a story on this piece, but engraved in the surface of the resin, you can see the sounds of the street to help the audience (wearer or viewer) feel as if they are inside with the tiny gold people."

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Asagi Maeda

Spirits of Klimt

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Wear a dream, a city, a story — Asagi Maeda, a passionate metalsmith, meticulously constructs sculptures that are also jewelry. Fashioned from wood, plexi, resin, enamel, silver, gold, semiprecious and precious stones, the work is engraved and enameled by the artist with thoughtful narratives about family and society.

Statement

I create an imaginary world with my jewelry, fabricating images of an inner world that is everywhere, encompassing people living in apartments, the inside of the ocean, or the story in a daydream. I am especially intrigued by city life, where buildings have windows that reveal individual lives, where simple, everyday questions, feelings and thoughts are swallowed up and tossed out in the whirlwind of day-to-day living. In my jewelry I try to reflect all of these observations. I use metal to sculpt minute details of a big life, creating individual homes for ideas.

Selected Collections

The Museum of Arts and Design, New York City, NY

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Numerous private collections throughout the United States and internationally